Allen Mountain (New York)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Allen Mountain
Photo = Mt Allen summit ridge NY.jpg
Caption = Allen Mountain summit
Elevation = convert|1325|m|ft|0|lk=on
Prominence = convert|200|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 1,120 and 1,130 m.]
Location = Essex County, New York
Range = Marcy Group of the Great Range
Coordinates = coord|44|4.26|N|73|56.39|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Mount Marcy"
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Listing = Adirondack High Peaks

Allen Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain was named after Frederick B. Allen (1840–1925) in 1869.It is part of the Marcy Group of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains, and is flanked to the north by Mount Skylight.

The south side of Allen Mountain drains into White Lily Brook, thence into the Boreas Ponds, the Boreas River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay.The southwest side drains into Dudley Brook, thence into the Opalescent River, and the Hudson River.The northwest side drains into Allen Brook, thence into Skylight Brook, and Dudley Brook.The northeast side drains into Marcy Brook, thence into Stillwater Inlet, Upper Ausable Lake, and the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, and ultimately into Canada's Gulf of Saint Lawrence.The east side drains into Sand Brook, and thence into Stillwater Inlet.

Allen Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.

References

See also

* List of mountains in New York
* Northeast 111 4,000-footers
* Adirondack High Peaks
* Adirondack Forty-Sixers

External links

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6059 Peakbagger.com: Allen Mountain]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150710/allen-mountain.html Summitpost.org: Allen Mountain]
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